Whipped Strawberry Butter

Name: Whipped Strawberry Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup strawberries, stems removed and chopped; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons sugar, divided; 1/4 teaspoon salt (I used fleur de sel); 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)

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This fresh, whipped strawberry butter is fluffy, creamy, and full of real, deliciously sweet strawberry flavour. This pretty berry butter makes a wonderful addition to breakfast, baked goods, and desserts. It's so versatile and easy to make with only five simple ingredients.

Whipped strawberry butter spread on a biscuit.

What is different about this homemade recipe and other strawberry butters that I have seen, is that I first cook the strawberries down with sugar. This brings out a much richer strawberry flavour.

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I love infused butters. There are many occasions that this beautifully pink, fruity, and spreadable butter would be perfect for: Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, girl baby showers, or anytime you want to enjoy the flavour or sweet, summer strawberries.

Try these amazing fresh strawberry cookies or delicious Korean strawberry milk for other great ways to enjoy strawberries.

Ingredients

Strawberries - Fresh, ripe berries will give you the best flavour.
Unsalted butter - Use a high quality butter for the most delicious results. Make sure the butter is at room temperature before you get started.
Granulated sugar
Salt - I used a beautiful fleur de sel, but you can use any fine grained salt.
Ground black pepper - This is optional, but the pepper flavour pairs well with strawberry.

See the recipe card below for quantities.

Substitutions

Fresh strawberries - You can use frozen strawberries in this recipe, though they will probably add a couple of minutes to the cook time. Fresh, ripe berries will give you the best flavour results, however.

Unsalted butter - You can use salted butter. However, salted butters vary in how much salt is added to them. If you are using salted butter, do not add any salt until the very end after you taste test and see if you need to.

Granulated sugar - You could substitute with confectioner's sugar or honey.

Variations

You can modify this recipe to make many different kinds of berry or fruit butters. Blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, peach, apricot, to just name a few. You will need to adjust the amount of sugar you add depending on the tartness of the berry or fruit that you use.

Instructions

Chopped strawberries in a measuring cup.

Start by removing the stems from your strawberries and chopping them up.

Strawberries and sugar cooking in a saucepan.

Add the chopped strawberries and 1 tablespoon of sugar into a medium saucepan. Heat it over medium heat and allow it to cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool to room temperature.

Once the strawberries have cooled, strain them through a sieve into a bowl. I used a spoon to press the pulp to extract as much of the juice as possible. Set the bowl aside and discard the pulp.

Whipped and fluffy butter in a stand mixer bowl.

Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, whip the room temperature, unsalted butter until it's light and fluffy - about 4 minutes or so.

Strawberry juice and seasonings whipped into butter.

Add in the strained strawberry juice, salt, pepper, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix until everything is fully incorporated.

Whipped strawberry butter in a flowery bowl.

Give the butter a taste test. I like it this way - a bit sweet but not overpowering. If you would like it to be sweeter, add in some more sugar to taste and mix well.

Your whipped strawberry butter is ready to enjoy. Serve it at room temperature.

A bowl of strawberry butter and a plate of buttered biscuits.

How to use it

This amazing condiment is so versatile and goes with many breakfast or baked foods:

Banana bread - This buttermilk banana bread or this strawberry banana bread, for example.
Fresh bread
Warm biscuits or rolls
Toast
Waffles
French toast
Bagels
Pancakes
Crackers
Muffins
Scones
Popovers
Crepes

Equipment

To whip this butter you will need a stand mixer or a hand mixer.

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Storage

You can store this strawberry butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days. Set it out on the countertop for about 15 minutes before serving to allow it to soften and become more spreadable.

Tip: You can form the butter into a log shape and slice off what you need as you use it.

You can also freeze it for up to a 2 months and thaw it by keeping it in the refrigerator overnight. However, fresh fruit butters do look and taste better than frozen and thawed ones, so I recommend making a fresh batch. You can always halve the recipe if you don't think you will use all of it.

Tip

You can easily halve this recipe if you don't think that you will use all of it.

Try this cinnamon sugar butter for another delicious flavoured butter.

FAQ

Can you use frozen strawberries to make strawberry butter?

Yes, you can use frozen strawberries. This may add a couple minutes to your cook time. Fresh, ripe berries will give the best resulting flavour, however.

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